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Genetic code
is the sequence of
triplets
of
nucleotides
in DNA which determines the sequence of
amino acids
in an organism’s
proteins.
Genetic code is
degenerate
,
non-overlapping
,
universal
, and has
start
and
stop
codons
Degenerate
means a
single
amino acid may be coded for by more than one
triplet
Non-overlapping
means each base appears in only
one
triplet as it is only read
once
Universal
means the
genetic code
is the
same
in all
organisms
which is
indirect
evidence for
evolution